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Pedestrian fatally struck by Metrolink train in Northridge
[ad_1] A pedestrian was fatally struck early Monday by a Metrolink commuter train in Northridge, according to officials. The person was hit in a…
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Transportation Department announces funding to improve dozens of train-car intersections | CNN Politics
[ad_1] CNN — US federal officials are putting millions of dollars into fixing dangerous intersections where trains and cars meet. The $570 million in…
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High speed trains are racing across the world. But not in America | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — High speed trains have proved their worth across the world over the past 50 years. It’s not just in reducing journey…
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Train derails and causes forest fire in Rockwood, Maine but officials say no hazardous materials involved | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — The train cars that derailed near a village in central Maine Saturday and caused a large fire were not carrying hazardous…
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NTSB investigating Norfolk Southern’s safety culture after conductor is killed in accident involving dump truck in Ohio | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — A Norfolk Southern conductor was killed Tuesday after being struck by a dump truck at a facility in Ohio, prompting a…
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Norfolk Southern announces new safety measures after East Palestine disaster as NTSB probes another Ohio train derailment | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — As federal investigators visit the site of another Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio, the company vowed new safety measures in…
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Despite toxic disaster, railroads still want single-person crews | CNN Business
[ad_1] New York CNN — The nation’s major freight railroads have long desired to have only one crew member, a lone engineer, in the…
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Union Pacific CEO to leave after push from activist shareholder | CNN Business
[ad_1] New York CNN — Union Pacific shares jumped 10% in premarket trading Monday after the railroad company announced CEO Lance Fritz will leave…
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East Palestine derailment spurs rare signs of bipartisan agreement on rail safety. Will Washington act? | CNN Politics
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Watch East Palestine, Ohio, residents pose questions to Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and EPA Administrator Michael…
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Norfolk Southern is paying $6.5 million to derailment victims. Meanwhile, it’s shelling out $7.5 billion for shareholders | CNN Business
[ad_1] New York CNN — Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw pledged Tuesday the freight railroad will spend $6.5 million to help those affected by…
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Norfolk Southern CEO defends railroad’s response to Ohio derailment | CNN Business
[ad_1] East Palestine, Ohio CNN — Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw defended his company’s actions since the disaster caused by the derailment of one…
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Ohio governor drinks the tap water as the EPA demands Norfolk Southern manage all cleanup of a toxic train wreck — or face consequences | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — The US Environmental Protection Agency is ordering Norfolk Southern to handle and pay for all necessary cleanup after a train carrying…
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A freight train derailment in Ohio puts US infrastructure back in a bruising spotlight | CNN Politics
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Century-old train tunnels in Baltimore and New York to get funding from Biden’s infrastructure law | CNN Politics
[ad_1] Washington CNN — Long-needed improvements are coming to train travel along the nation’s busy Northeast Corridor, thanks in part to the federal infrastructure…
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Railroad workers hopeful Biden will act to give workers paid sick time | CNN Business
[ad_1] New York CNN — Railroad workers could get the paid sick days that were at the heart of their threat to go on…
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Biden ‘confident’ rail strike will be avoided though congressional hurdles loom | CNN Politics
[ad_1] CNN — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he is “confident” a rail strike will be avoided while meeting with the top four congressional…
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City of Barstow Readies for Replacement of Historic Bridge Amid Plans for Major Railway Hub Development
[ad_1] Press Release – Nov 28, 2022 14:30 EST BARSTOW, Calif., November 28, 2022 (Newswire.com) – On the heels of the recent BNSF Railway…
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Railway Superhighway Supercharges Iowa Senate Race Between Mike Franken And Chuck Grassley
[ad_1] A North-South rail superhighway may make Iowa “Roll-Over” Country BNSF A $31 billion merger between Canadian Pacific and the Kansas Southern Railways is…
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The threat of a freight railroad strike is back — but not until next month | CNN Business
[ad_1] New York CNN Business — A union of railroad track maintenance workers has rejected a tentative agreement with the nation’s freight carriers, renewing…